'Boom'!
The heavy iron door of the stone house was slammed shut. Through the crack in the door, Lin Qi faintly heard a complaint coming from outside: "It's more edible than a sow that just gave birth! How big an appetite does this guy have?"
Grinning, Lin Qi closed her eyes and silently felt the flow of blood in her spine. wWw,QuANbEn-XiAoShUo,com＊＊has been detained here for nearly half a month. Arthur finally remembered to send food and drink to Lin Qi. Every two days, a disciplinary knight would send food to Lin Qi.
Not very fancy, just black bread and water, but enough!
Lin Qi is not polite. Since you want to be full, then stuff it into your stomach with all your strength. Lin Qi originally had a large appetite, and because he took the bone marrow transformation drug, he could eat one hundred and fifty kilograms of black bread and drink two buckets of water in one meal.
What even more horrified the disciplinary knight who delivered the meal was that after being detained for so long, Lin Qi had no requirements for personal hygiene. He did not urinate or defecate, and there was no smell on his body. It seemed that everything he ate was gone. It was completely digested by Lin Qi. Shocked by Lin Qi's strong stomach, which was no different from that of a World of Warcraft, this disciplinary knight would always say a few words every time he served food.
Lin Qi even heard him secretly settling accounts - if the church's divine prison were filled with pot-bellied men like Lin Qi, the church would have gone bankrupt long ago!
Lin Qi sneered a few times and took a deep breath silently. Although the Forbidden Spirit Lock controlled the flow of his fighting spirit and blood energy, the fighting spirit in Lin Qi's body had resumed operation driven by the powerful energy from the two gods. The two sharp thorns that pierced into the lower orifice of his Pipa bone have even been partially digested by Lin Qi's body!
"In another half month, I will be able to regain all my strength!" Lin Qi took a deep breath, and then he would be able to find a way to slip away.
While Lin Qi was being imprisoned in the deepest chamber of the Holy Glory Cathedral, the outside world had become turbulent, and the entire continent's attention was focused on the capital of the Gallic Empire. Not only the Western Continent, but even the foreign races in Wudalian Island and even the Odin Icefield are ready to make a move. As long as the Gallic Empire really goes to war with the Church, the forces inside and outside the continent will take action.
The Pilgrimage Hall of the Palace of Victory, this gorgeous palace was where the ministers of the Gallic Empire usually met with the emperor. The interior of the hall, which is one hundred meters long and thirty meters wide, is wrapped in pure gold. Everywhere you look is splendid. This is also the famous 'Golden Palace' throughout the Western Continent.
At this moment, the Golden Palace was filled with dignitaries in all kinds of colorful clothes. Some of them were civil and military ministers of the Gallic Empire, and some of them were wealthy nobles from neighboring countries. The prince of the Caesar Empire, the Grand Duke of the Haran Empire, and the deputy consul of the Vias Commercial Federation. All of them are influential figures on the continent. They have gained real power in their respective countries and can make decisions on behalf of the supreme leaders of each country in diplomatic situations. people.
Everyone was quietly looking at the throne in the Golden Palace. The Emperor of the Gallic Empire, Saint Louis XIII, was wearing a bald head. He was angrily spraying each other with the envoy of the church, Archbishop Jose of the Holy Church, one of the church's elders. saliva.
Archbishop Jose is the Archbishop of the Holy Church and a member of the Presbytery of the Church. His power in the Church is only under the three popes of the Apostolic Chamber. He is also the number one minister under the Pope of the Holy Rod. He is fully responsible for the diplomatic work of the church and mainland countries. He is well versed in the social skills of many emperors and kings in the secular world. It is indeed the most suitable for him to serve as the special envoy of the church. Candidate.
"This time, I have to tell you guys! It was you who first slandered the imperial power of the Gallic Empire!" The emperor's finger almost touched Archbishop Jose's nose, and he shouted sternly: "Use the army to destroy Burais." Leeds University Town, what on earth do you want to do?”…,
Archbishop Jose smiled calmly: "This is a misunderstanding!"
"Ah!" Archbishop Jose's words were interrupted by the emperor's mouthful of phlegm. Whether intentionally or not, the emperor's spit landed accurately on Archbishop Jose's luxurious short boots made of white satin. Jose's face twitched, and a faint golden light appeared on his feet, silently flicking the thick phlegm away from his boots.
So the thick phlegm bounced back onto the emperor's boots. But the emperor was wearing a pair of leather boots, and he didn't care much about the filth spewing out of his body. He pointed at Archbishop Jose's nose and continued to curse angrily: "Misunderstanding? Then I will send people to the Holy Mountain to seize the people of the church. The seminary was demolished, is this a misunderstanding?"
Archbishop Jose sighed heavily: "This is different!"
The unreasonable emperor sneered arrogantly: "What's the difference? You can come to my house to demolish the house. Is it a heinous crime for me to demolish your house? Huh? Does your church want to suppress our Gallic Empire? , Demonstrate to the major empires on the mainland?"
Archbishop Jose's face suddenly twitched, and the nobles from various countries who came to mediate in the Golden Palace widened their eyes at the same time, looking at Archbishop Jose blankly. If the church really wants to show off its power to the mainland countries by suppressing the Gallic Empire, then maybe everyone will have to join forces to play against the church.
Except for a few kingdoms and principalities who are descended from divine families and are extremely devout to the church, other countries on the continent do not have a very good attitude towards the church - which emperor wants to have a godfather sitting on his head at any time? This godfather also takes lots of gold coins from your purse from time to time, and slaps you in the face from time to time. Who likes such a godfather
"Everything is just a misunderstanding!" Archbishop Jose's eyes flickered, and he looked at the emperor disapprovingly: "The three popes sending me here have already represented our sincerity."
The emperor put his hands behind his back, puffed out his chest and grinned at the many nobles standing in the Golden Palace: "Sincerity? Hahaha, hundreds of thousands of troops of the Punishment Knights are on the border of our Gallic Empire. This is Sincerity? Hey, are they here to hunt rabbits?"
Archbishop Jose frowned in distress: "That's..."
The emperor stared at Archbishop Jose: "What is that? Don't tell me, the dispatch of the Punishment Knights was not authorized by the Holy See? Hahaha, aha, great, does the Punishment Knights want to rebel? ? They want to kill the three popes and let the Temple of Punishment take over the power of the church?"
Turning to many nobles triumphantly, the emperor smiled and said: "Have you heard this? Who believes in the God of Punishment? Everyone, please be careful, the servants of the God of Punishment are going to attack the servants of other gods! We Gaul The Empire is just an appetizer!”
The emperor was so messy that Archbishop Jose was so angry that he almost vomited blood. However, he could only look at the emperor with a pleasant look.
"The Punishment Knights will be withdrawn, and we are willing to compensate the Gallic Empire for the funds needed to repair the university city!" Archbishop Jose spread his hands: "This represents our greatest sincerity! What do you think? Your Majesty the Emperor, no I am willing to let your imperial power suffer any damage!"
The emperor narrowed his eyes, looked at Archbishop Jose and smiled lightly: "We should plan carefully for the special religious tax."
Archbishop Jose was stunned. He suddenly waved his hands fiercely: "This is not tolerated..."
But before he could finish his words, the envoys from various countries in the Golden Palace started clamoring about the special religious tax. This was not just a country in the Gallic Empire that had to bear this special tax. All countries hated this special religious tax. Especially the Vyas Commercial Federation, which has the most developed commercial system, they have to pay hundreds of millions of gold coins in special religious taxes every year, which is really killing them! …,
The emperor laughed, raised his hands and shouted loudly: "Let the gods listen to the voices of the people! The special religious tax was a special tax levied during the Hundred Years' War on the Mainland and Islands in order to rectify the church's army. But now... It’s been thirty years since the Hundred Years’ War on the Mainland and Islands ended! Thirty years, my dear Archbishop Jose!”
Archbishop Jose gritted his teeth and looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty the three popes will not agree."
The emperor shrugged his shoulders and looked at the special envoy of the Caesar Empire: "The Dragonlance Legion of the Caesar Empire is already in place?"
The prince of the Caesar Empire narrowed his eyes and smiled: "As long as you give the order, the Dragonlance Legion will cooperate with the Southern Legion of the Caesar Empire... Ah, hahaha, of course, we are all devout believers of the gods, but this tax. ..It’s too high!”
Archbishop Jose gave a wry smile. He pondered for a long time and looked at the excited attitudes of the envoys from various countries in the Golden Palace. He nodded helplessly: "Then, we can include the collection of special religious taxes in the negotiation items."
The eyes of all the nobles in the Golden Palace glowed with brilliant golden light at the same time, as bright as gold coins.
The emperor nodded with satisfaction. He looked at Archbishop Jose and suddenly lowered his voice: "Then, there is also the sale of atonement charms. The sale of atonement charms is also a commercial activity. The empire is prepared to levy half of the special commercial tax on atonement charms. !”
Archbishop Jose almost jumped up and shouted sternly: "Impossible, that is a pious religious act!"
The emperor simply jumped up and roared confidently: "One side spends money and the other side sells. This is business behavior! Taxes must be imposed!"
The eyes of the envoys from various countries in the Golden Palace turned golden. The atonement talisman, if you can have a hand in this, this is a lot of money, comparable to the rich income of the special religious tax! If half the tax can be collected, the royal families and nobles of various countries will become rich.
Noises came from the Golden Palace. Archbishop Jose was angrily arguing with the nobles of various countries. However, under the joint pressure of the nobles of various countries, Archbishop Jose reluctantly agreed to include the taxation of atonement charms as a condition of negotiation.
If the Southern Legion of the Gallic Empire joins forces with the Dragonlance Legion of the Caesar Empire, the terrifying attack power will be unbearable even by the Punishment Knights. Of course the church would not take this risk, knowing that the Emperor of Gaul was extorting money, but they had no choice!
After three days of quarreling, at the last minute, the emperor raised the issue of Lin Qi.
Archbishop Jose did not care about Lin Qi, and he quickly reached an agreement with the emperor to conduct a joint trial of Lin Qi.
The Supreme Court of the Gallic Empire and the Inquisition of the Church jointly tried Lin Qi!